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Artificial brain
Artificial brain (or artificial mind) is a term commonly used in the media[1] to describe research that aims to develop software and hardware with cognitive abilities similar to those of the animal or human brain. Research investigating "artificial brains" and brain emulation plays three important roles in science:
- An ongoing attempt by neuroscientists to understand how the human brain works, known as cognitive neuroscience.
- A thought experiment in the philosophy of artificial intelligence, demonstrating that it is possible, at least in theory, to create a machine that has all the capabilities of a human being.
- A long term project to create machines exhibiting behavior comparable to those of animals with complex central nervous system such as mammals and most particularly humans. The ultimate goal of creating a machine exhibiting human-like behavior or intelligence is sometimes called strong AI.
An example of the first objective is the project reported by Aston University in Birmingham, England[2] where researchers are using biological cells to create "neurospheres" (small clusters of neurons) in order to develop new treatments for diseases including Alzheimer's, Motor Neurone and Parkinson's Disease.
The second objective is a reply to arguments such as John Searle's Chinese room argument, Hubert Dreyfus' critique of AI or Roger Penrose's argument in The Emperor's New Mind. These critics argued that there are aspects of human consciousness or expertise that can not be simulated by machines. One reply to their arguments is that the biological processes inside the brain can be simulated to any degree of accuracy. This reply was made as early as 1950, by Alan Turing in his classic paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence".[3]
The third objective is generally called artificial general intelligence by researchers.[4] However Kurzweil prefers the more memorable term Strong AI. In his book The Singularity is Near he focuses on whole brain emulation using conventional computing machines as an approach to implementing artificial brains, and claims (on grounds of computer power continuing an exponential growth trend) that this could be done by 2025. Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain project (which is attempting brain emulation), made a similar claim (2020) at the Oxford TED conference in 2009.[1]
Approaches to brain simulation[edit]
Although direct human brain emulation using artificial neural networks on a high-performance computing engine is a commonly discussed approach,[5] there are other approaches. An alternative artificial brain implementation could be based on Holographic Neural Technology (HNeT) non linear phase coherence/decoherence principles. The analogy has been made to quantum processes through the core synaptic algorithm which has strong similarities to the QM wave equation.
EvBrain[6] is a form of evolutionary software that can evolve "brainlike" neural networks, such as the network immediately behind the retina.
In November 2008, IBM received a US$4.9 million grant from the Pentagon for research into creating intelligent computers. The Blue Brain project is being conducted with the assistance of IBM in Lausanne.[7] The project is based on the premise that it is possible to artificially link the neurons "in the computer" by placing thirty million synapses in their proper three-dimensional position.
Some proponents of strong AI speculate that computers in connection with Blue Brain and Soul Catcher may exceed human intellectual capacity by around 2015, and that it is likely that we will be able to download the human brain at some time around 2050.[8]
While Blue Brain is able to represent complex neural connections on the large scale, the project does not achieve the link between brain activity and behaviors executed by the brain. In 2012, project "Spaun" (Semantic Pointer Architecture Unified Network) attempted to model the human brain through large-scale representations of neural connections that generate complex behaviors in addition to mapping.[9]
Spaun's design recreates elements of human brain anatomy. The model, consisting of approximately 2.5 million neurons, includes features of the visual and motor cortices, GABAergic and dopaminergic connections, the ventral tagmental area (VTA), substantia nigra, and others. The design allows for several functions in response to eight tasks, using visual inputs of typed or handwritten characters and outputs carried out by a mechanical arm. Spaun's functions include copying a drawing, recognizing images, and counting.[9]
There are good reasons to believe that, regardless of implementation strategy, the predictions of realising artificial brains in the near future are optimistic. In particular brains (including the human brain) and cognition are not currently well understood, and the scale of computation required is unknown. Another near term limitation is that all current approaches for brain simulation require orders of magnitude larger power consumption compared with a human brain. The human brain consumes about 20 W of power whereas current supercomputers may use as much as 1 MW or an order of 100,000 more.
Artificial brain thought experiment[edit]
Some critics of brain simulation[10] believe that it is simpler to create general intelligent action directly without imitating nature. Some commentators[11] have used the analogy that early attempts to construct flying machines modeled them after birds, but that modern aircraft do not look like birds. A computational argument is used in AI - What is this, where it is shown that, if we have a formal definition of general AI, the corresponding program can be found by enumerating all possible programs and then testing each of them to see whether it matches the definition. No appropriate definition currently exists.
See also[edit]
- Artificial consciousness
- Animat
- Artificial intelligence
- Intelligent system
- Artificial Intelligence System
- Artificial life
- Biological neural networks
- Blue Brain
- CoDi
- Cognitive architecture
- Human Brain Project
- Multi-agent system
- Robotic
- Simulated reality
- Never-Ending Language Learning
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ a b Artificial brain '10 years away' 2009 BBC news
- ^ Aston University's news report about the project
- ^ The critics:
- Searle, John (1980), "Minds, Brains and Programs", Behavioral and Brain Sciences 3 (3): 417–457, doi:10.1017/S0140525X00005756, retrieved May 13, 2009
- Dreyfus, Hubert (1972), What Computers Can't Do, New York: MIT Press, ISBN 0-06-090613-8
- Penrose, Roger (1989), The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and The Laws of Physics, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-14-014534-6
- Turing, Alan (October 1950), "Computing Machinery and Intelligence", Mind LIX (236): 433–460, doi:10.1093/mind/LIX.236.433, ISSN 0026-4423, retrieved 2008-08-18
- Moravec, Hans (1988), Mind Children, Harvard University Press
- Kurzweil, Ray (2005), The Singularity is Near, New York: Viking Press, ISBN 0-670-03384-7.
- ^ Voss, Peter (2006), Goertzel, Ben; Pennachin, Cassio, eds., Essentials of general intelligence Artificial General Intelligence, Springer, ISBN 3-540-23733-X
- ^ see Artificial Intelligence System, CAM brain machine and cat brain for examples
- ^ Jung, Sung Young, "A Topographical Development Method of Neural Networks for Artificial Brain Evolution", Artificial Life, The MIT Press, vol. 11, issue 3 - summer, 2005, pp. 293-316
- ^ Blue Brain in BBC News
- ^ (English) Jaap Bloem, Menno van Doorn, Sander Duivestein, Me the media: rise of the conversation society, VINT research Institute of Sogeti, 2009, p.273.
- ^ a b [1], A Large-Scale Model of the Functioning Brain.
- ^ Goertzel, Ben (December 2007). "Human-level artificial general intelligence and the possibility of a technological singularity: a reaction to Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity Is Near, and McDermott's critique of Kurzweil". Artificial Intelligence 171 (18, Special Review Issue): 1161–1173. doi:10.1016/j.artint.2007.10.011. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ Fox and Hayes quoted in Nilsson, Nils (1998), Artificial Intelligence: A New Synthesis, p581 Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, ISBN 978-1-55860-467-4


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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 11,700
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Cons: "Very bad blind spots."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 7
"I have had my car for 4 month and drive 120 miles round trip to work. Average gas mileage, have not made more than 24 mpg for city (Houston). There are major blind spots. I wish the speedometer was in the middle instead of the RPM gage. Part of the speedometer is blocked by the hand gear shift on steering wheel. I am 5'11" and there is plenty of room. You passenger will not have a drink holder unless you trust the small one on the door."
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By Dave on Tuesday, March 10, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 2,700
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Don't see one at every light."
Cons: "None."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"At the price there's nothing close. This is my 4th Z. Says it all. I have the Roadster but both models are awesome."
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By erinb on Thursday, January 01, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 32,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Gorgeous and powerful"
Cons: "Interior lacking"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"Love the look, power and handling! I'm very disappointed with the interior for the cost. No bluetooth and only two speakers."
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By Slick on Wednesday, November 19, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 47,800
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Lots of fun to drive"
Cons: "has some blind spots"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I purchased this car and absolutely love it. Lots of fun to drive especially in the mountains and an places where you can open it up. Excellent gas mileage considering what it is. On 2 trips of approx 1000 miles each averaged 27-29 miles per gallon and that was not being a conservative driver (doing speed limit)."
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By Big Al on Wednesday, November 19, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 15,400
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Great looks, great ride for a great price!"
Cons: "None"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I've owned several sports cars in my life but this one out did all of them. For the price, there is no sports car on the market that performs and looks as great as this one."
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By Motionmagic on Friday, August 29, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 45,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Styling, performance, price, fun"
Cons: "Poor rearward visibility, road noise, storage room"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Remember that this is a pure sports car, so lets not knock off points for passenger room, MPG and such. The good: 1. The styling, engineering and design are top notch. Quality, finish and fit are also excellent. 2. Performance is great...handling, acceleration, stopping power and top end. 3. Very reliable and maintenance costs are reasonable. 4. A good value for what you get. The bad: 1. Rear visibility is poor. 2. Hatch area is too small. 3. Road noise from tires. 4. Clutch is a little noisy when releasing in 1st and 2nd gear. 5. No interior hatch release. Overall a great sports car. There are lots of aftermarket upgrades if you want more performance or for appearance. Really most complaints are nitpicking. If you want a high performance Japanese sports car for a reasonable price it cannot be beat."
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Kurtster 5pts I respectfully disagree. Let's see. Manufactured in England? Check. Snubby-nosed bonnet? Check. Rearward-sloping top? Check. "Clubman" model? Check. Limited Edition "Mayfair" model? Check. "Countryman model? Check. MINI name? Check. If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it's probably a duck. I think they have a lot in common. If there's virtually no lineage from the new to the old Minis, then why do they share the same make and models, look like one another and come from the same place? The brand was purchased in part to continue the lineage, otherwise they would look different and be called something else. If you don't think there's anything in common but the name, you should see them parked next to one another. The lineage is instantly recognizable just like you could see remnants of Cadillac's tail fins from the 1960s and earlier, on models into the 1980s. In 2010, the Cadillac SRX styling incorporated the trademark vertical taillights sculpted into tiny tail fins projecting from the rear. Designers and engineers spend months working to stay true to lineage. Ask anyone on the project to revive the MINI brand if the previous generation of Minis had anything to do with the design and performance of the new MINI. I'll bet most of them would tell you it was critical to capture the essence of the appearance and performance of the old Mini while providing the luxuries, performance and safety features that modern vehicles provide. I'd say it was an obsession judging by how closely they resemble one another. Saying they they don't have much in common is like saying the new Camaro has no lineage to the old ones. The designers clearly went back to the styling of the late 1960s models and infused those characteristics into the new one. That's what makes it a Camaro, not some other name.
chewbakkah 5pts Kurtster, Subaru has more lineage than modern day MINI. Don't confuse the old MINI with the new MINI. They don't have much in common other than the name. I daily drive an 05 MCS, its a fun car but if I had not gotten it used there is no way that it would have been worth the original asking price. And yes, it will hold just as much speed in corners around town as any supercar out there. Until you have driven one to its limit you have no idea. With a good set of tires and an understanding of how to drive a FWD vehicle to it's limit you could call it a low speed supercar. However, I'd trade it in a blink of an eye for a Z06 or a Lotus.
Kurtster 5pts Moron? Wow. You're a real class act. Do you even know what the word "lineage" means? Lin·e·age [lin-ee-ij] noun 1: Lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction: She could trace her lineage to the early Pilgrims. 2: The line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family; race. The Subaru Impreza was introduced in 1992. The Mini appeared 33 earlier than the Impreza, in 1959 and won its first Monte Carlo rally in 1964, becoming a near-instant icon. Nice work "Truth Speaker".
stevessvt 5pts Too bad the now dead Cobalt SS is still faster, for likely half the price of this when it was new. http://forums.motortrend.com/70/6452778/the-general-forum/new-cobalt-ss-turbo-bows-8-22-min-on-nrburgring-ef/index.html
mochi 5pts Dear Motor trend, Some inappropriate IDIOT impostor going by my name has posted a ridiculously vulgar comment. Why the hell would I write something like that?!?!? Please, find a way do delete it, because it is sincerely really irritating. Readers, don't think the real MOCHI wrote that, because he DID NOT. If you don't find a way MT, than I swear I'm never going to post any comment on WOT again. Really.
Renegade 5pts I actually did drive a couple. I'm a member of the Tidewater Sports Car club in Virginia, and lots of people autocross them. My issue with the car is the value of the vehicle versus other cars of the same price range. Another thing is its reliability. Mini has been at the bottom of the JD power & associates reliability survey for the past couple of years. If you can afford it by all means get it, but I don't want to live with that kind of a gremlin in my garage. FYI. I'm also a BMW 335I owner too.
Renegade 5pts Actually. I did drive one. I autocross as a hobby, and I can tell you that people kick ass with those cars. I'm also a member of the Tidewater sports car club in Virginia. Mini has been at the bottom of the JD power & associates reliability report since they were introduced. I've done my research, and I didn't come out impressed at all. Yet again. For the price of a mini. I can get much better cars. If you are into them. Good for you. Everyone is entitled to there own opinions, but shame on you if you want to pass your opinions as fact to others
Truth_Speaker 5pts "Then there's the fact that the STI has virtually zero lineage" 47 world rally championship wins 3 constructors championships 3 drivers championships you are a moron.
Renegade 5pts I'm not knocking on the car, and with my salary. I can afford it. If I'm going to buy a car for a certain price range. I'm going to compare amenities, and performance of that price group. By your statement though I can see that you are brand specific, and reasoning with you is next to impossible. SO I won't entertain you.
Kurtster 5pts Sure the STI is faster but I'd had ego look at it every day, which would make me wonder what the hell I was thinking. Then there's the fact that the STI has virtually zero lineage nor does it have any association with one of the most well-respected car manufacturers in the world. Exciting driving experiences are not exclusively the domain of the fastest car any more than they are about rear-wheel drive only cars. The MINI is boatloads of fun to drive. Drive a JCW and tell me you hated it.
DM725 5pts I agree, my Cobalt SS may be a plastic rental car but it's fast as hell and that $15-20k difference (when new) is more than enough to say no thank you. I think Mini's are cool, if they were priced equally with lets say a GTI. But for over $30k you'd be insane to get it over just about any other performance car.
church123 5pts I agree with the "if you like it, buy it" sentiment. And the Mini is a fun little car to drive. But it isn't as fast as it could be, and if you're going faster through corners in your Mini than in your 911, I'd say driving instruction is in order.
TrollHater 5pts There's no power drop off at 5,500rpm. It levels off at 6k just before the 6500rpm redline, but certainly doesn't drop. The supercharged ones sucked in comparison. A full second longer to 60 and 1/4 mile, nevermind that awful supercharger whine every time you bury the gas pedal. The turbo reaches peak torque at 1600rpm, and the supercharged version didn't reach peak torque till something like 4500 rpm. The turbo engine is leaps and bounds better, IMO.
MiSlem 5pts For fanboys? It sounds to me that you drive some fucking ferrari or lamborghini if you thinks this car its for fanboys. Its expensive? Yees. Its a great car to drive? Heell yeas. I own a MC JCW and for me its just perfect, in corners I can go faster than in my 2011 911 ( I wish I bougth the gt3 but waiting list was a nightmare then), and altough on an open track the 911 just murders the Mini, in real life with traffic , the Mini actually keeps real good . Dont get me wrong im not saying they can be compared, but im saying who the hell needs a 0 to 60 of 4 seconds if you cant even push the gas pedal or the cops will give you a ticket? Im planning to buy this GP even at 50k USD, the problem with you is that you are bitching for the price, it sounds that you cant buy it so thats why you are bitching, this car is for a specific niche, where we dont give a damn about price ,its just that we like it so we buy it. I hope waiting lists are not 6 months long tough.
Machinereplica 5pts Have you guys ever thought that people just like Minis? A Hyundai Equus comes with the same level of luxury and power that an S550 does. Why don't more people buy the Equus? Oh yeah, it's different. Some people will buy this car just because they like it. Sure the old turbo Cobalt SS is faster, but it has a god awful interior and it's not comfortable, not to mention a torsion beam rear suspension. I own a Challenger SRT8. I could have bought a brand new Mustang GT or a Camaro SS, which are faster in just about all circumstance, but I liked the Challenger SRT8 better. Weird right?
Mike 5pts The design tries too hard. It comes off as a clown car. I'm sure it will be "reasonably" priced in the $40,000 range. 5 grand surcharge just for putting "Nurburgring" on it.
Renegade 5pts Well the man is stating a fact. For the same price. I'll take an STI which posted a 7:59 second run. Don't get me wrong. Its impressive for a mini, but the car was built and tailored for fanboys like you.
lasvegascolonel 5pts This is a great little car. I don't see many here but the ones I do are near college campuses. Though this is small, it's much bigger than the original Minis I used to see in England.
Kurtster 5pts Good. Now that you've trolled here go buy yourself a Cobalt and find someplace new, like a Ferarri forum to complain about stuff you have no intention of buying. Freakin' whiners.
Jeff_Autogalaxy 5pts It will be overpriced, but it really is a niche vehicle and I personally love the Mini's, they're so much fun. I would still take it over a Cobalt SS even though they are about exactly the same performance-wise and will have about a 15K price difference.
92Vectra1.6i 5pts That would be an impressive time for a $25,000 Mini Cooper S, but for this sure to have a gold plated ($35K+) window sticker JCW GP?? Not so much.
Adrian 5pts Is wish they went back to the supercharged engine so that way you wouldn't have that steep decrease in power and torque above 5,500 rpm... :( Why on earth would Mini do this?
G376MT 5pts Tee-hee. Hey Truth_Speaker you speak...the truth. These are fun to drive (never driven a Works, only a manual S, but) they are so overpriced! You can have better performance and equal fun quotient with several cars, for thousands less. And better reliability too. I get how this is a niche car for people with designer glasses who worship BMWs, and that's cool, but...not for me.
lisawatson 5pts there is something called "Clearance Auto" rates are very low and now I am saving a lot on my car insurance. Dont be fooled by 5 mins can save 500$ can use that for gas
Truth_Speaker 5pts Congrats to Mini.....for not being able to beat the time set by the lowly Cobalt SS by Motor Trend way back in 2007.....how much will they overcharge for this thing anyway? 40 large?....F-ing joke.


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To configure for a high or low digi only, you probably will not need profile switching as we normally use it for a tracker. Unless of course you want to switch profiles to alert you as to a high or low temperature event or a low voltage situation. The temperature probe is built into the Tracker2 but there is none in the T2-135. Normally the screen will look like this below.


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Celebratory strains of bagpipes opened commencement ceremonies, which also included a "doo-wop" performance by a student vocal group and an improvisational skit by a student troupe.
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This is a movie trailer from the film Thief in the Night. Reverends Bruce and Brenda Shoop of Green Earth Ministries discuss what religion means to them and how cannabis fits into their ministry. These two ministers of the gospel are currently being persecuted in the state of Alabama for their beliefs in Christ. Watch this case and pray for victory!
This comment was left by Alan Running Deer on the petition for Reverend David Cook that was started by the Reverends Bruce and Brenda Shoop of Green Earth Ministries on ThePetitionSite.com. Reverend Cook's next court date in Nevada is November 30th.
"Please respect the religious and Constitutionally legal, humanly basic, and Federally-upheld rights of American citizens to worship God freely, in the manner in which they best understand, and without coercion, or restriction when it causes no harm to others (reaffirmed in the Religious Freedoms Act of 1988, signed into law by President Clinton, and upheld at every level of the courts of this country in a plethora of cases, from those involving the Native American and Rastafarian Churches, to (most recently including) The State of Idaho vs the Rev. Levon Cordingley of The Church of Cognitive Therapy, 2007.
It is illegal in these United States of America to officially discriminate against anyone on the basis of their religious beliefs, creed, or their practices. Religious prosecution is another form of persecution.
Would you like to be arrested (as in a religiously intolerant totalitarian state, like China) for worshipping in your way, or sent to jail for smoking a cigarette--a matter of personal freedom (and in the case of the Native American Church, religious freedom)? . . .
Why put yourself in the untenable position of trying to uphold a Constitutionally illegal action, or a falsely-interpreted "legal" statute that is, itself, unconstitutional? If you believe in God, or even simply in sowing and reaping--"what goes around comes around," as it's commonly understood--then it would be to your credit if you sow some mercy and justice. . . .
"With the measure you use, it shall be measured to you." --a quote ascribed to Yeheshua (Jesus) of Nazareth, called the Messiah (Christ), known as "Lord" (King) by a significant portion of the population of the United States of America, who also reportedly said, "Judge not, or you will be judged."
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The group behind an attack on Twitter last year is now in the botnet-renting business - a racket security pros say can be very profitable.
From spamming to harvesting data, botnets are a hot commodity for attackers. But as the Iranian Cyber Army's decision to sell access to its botnet shows, hawking access to compromised computers can be profitable too.
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"Although a rental is based on a multitude of factors as stated above, to give some ballpark figures," she said, "a 24-hour DDoS [distributed denial of service] attack can be anything from a mere $50 to several thousand dollars for a larger network attack. Spamming a million e-mails, given a list, ranges [from] $150 to $200. ... A monthly membership for phishing sites is roughly $2,000."
Researchers at Damballa said the company has seen the 24-hour rental of 100,000-strong botnets cost $50 to $200 for a DDoS attack. Symantec, meanwhile, reported its researchers recently found an advertisement for the "Eleonor" botnet with an even lower price tag-just $40 a day, though it was not clear what the buyer would be getting for that. The Iranian Cyber Army (ICA) was in the spotlight last year when the group launched an attack on
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change much for vendors
. Taking down one group may work temporarily, but there is usually another group that will take its place, noted Marc Fossi, manager of research and development for Symantec Security Response. "A botnet grower has a large number of computers under his control," Bar Yosef said. "He rents a certain amount of these zombies for different purposes. Each of these rentals together provide[s] a botnet. So botnets range is size, but ultimately it can be sourced to the grower. So criminals are not selling portions of their botnet; rather they are renting portions of the computers under their controls according to the needs and requirements of the attack requestor." In the cyber-underground, botnet victims are a form of currency, Gunter Ollmann, vice president of research at Damballa, told eWEEK. A particular management tool may cost $500 to purchase but could be traded for 4,000 bot victims in the U.K., for example. The hurdles to building a botnet are so low now "any man and his dog can get started in this business," he said. "The build-to-sell model for botnets is the most common model, and there are hundreds of professional operators that exist purely to supply this market," he said. "Similarly, there's a whole ecosystem around building fast-growing botnets. ... The buying and selling of botnets [or portions of botnets] make it more difficult to track. However, by monitoring the command and control infrastructure of the botnet, it's normally fairly easy to provide attribution to a particular criminal botnet operator. "At the end of the day, knowing who the operator is and what they use their botnets for is most important in understanding the threat they really represent," he added.
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The Newton County Board of Education approved its 2014 list of legislative priorities at its Tuesday meeting. The list of priorities is set to be distributed to local legislators during the 2014 session of the Georgia General Assembly. The hope is for legislators to consider the boards' wishes as they vote.
Parents, teachers, and communityresidents are invited to attend the sixth annual Newton County Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Newton High School, 1 Ram Way. Twenty-two schools from the county will compete.
Four Newton County students were among the 400 who graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University during the Fall 2013 Commencement Ceremony.
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A Newton High School freshman will soon travel to the nation's capital for an honors-only program that will focus on teaching aspiring medical professionals more about medical science and honor some of America's highest-achieving high school students.
Graduation rates reported for Newton High School and the Newton County School System have increased after an adjustment made by the Georgia Department of Education.
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The whole world is fascinated with the speed of change sweeping the sands of MENA (Middle East, North Africa) as one dictator after another is replaced by the people. I cannot say these changes were unforeseen: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/98705/100621/7307240.html Yet one is always surprised, and relieved, by the sight of young people taking control of the government, country and their future. Hopefully innocent lives will be spared and a civilized transition begins soon.


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Title: Nonlinear Energy Harvesting Under White Noise
While purposeful introduction of stiffness nonlinearities into the dynamics of energy harvesters is aimed at enhancing performance under non-stationary and random excitations, most of the conclusions reported in the current literature are based on the steady-state response which assumes a harmonic fixed-frequency excitation. As a result, we still do not have a clear understanding of how the nature of the excitation influences the output power, or what role stiffness nonlinearities play in the transduction of energy harvesters under random excitations.
To fill this gap in the current knowledge, this thesis investigates the response of nonlinear mono- and bi-stable energy harvesters to environmental excitations that can be approximated via a white noise process. For the mono-stable case, statistical linearization is utilized to analytically approximate the statistical averages of the response. The influence of the nonlinearity and the symmetry of the restoring force on the mean power is investigated under optimal electric loading conditions. It is shown that the nonlinearity has no influence on the output power unless the ratio between the time constant of the harvesting circuit and the period of the mechanical oscillator is small. In such case, a mono-stable harvester with a symmetric nonlinear restoring force can never produce higher mean power levels than an equivalent linear harvester regardless of the magnitude or nature of the nonlinearity. On the other hand, asymmetries in the restoring force are shown to provide performance improvements over an equivalent linear harvester.
For energy harvesters with a bi-stable potential function, statistical linearization, direct numerical integration of the stochastic differential equations, and finite element solution of the Fokker-Plank-Kolmogorov equation governing the response probability density function are utilized to understand how the shape and symmetry of the potential energy function influence the mean output power of the harvester. It is observed that, both of the finite element solution and the direct numerical integration provide close predictions for the mean power regardless of the shape of the potential energy function. Statistical linearization, on the other hand, yields non-unique and erroneous predictions unless the potential energy function has shallow potential wells. It is shown that the mean power exhibits a maximum value at an optimal potential shape. This optimal shape is not directly related to the shape that maximizes the mean square displacement even when the time constant ratio, i.e., ratio between the time constants of the mechanical and electrical systems is small. Maximizing the mean square displacement yields a potential shape with a global maximum (unstable potential) for any value of the time constant ratio and any noise intensity, whereas maximizing the average power yields a bi-stable potential which possesses deeper potential wells for larger noise intensities and vise versa. Away from the optimal shape, the mean power drops significantly highlighting the importance of characterizing the noise intensity of the vibration source prior to designing a bi-stable harvester for the purpose of harnessing energy from white noise excitations. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that, the optimal time constant ratio is not necessarily small which challenges previous conceptions that a bi-stable harvester provides better output power when the time constant ratio is small. While maximum variation of the mean power with the nonlinearity occurs for smaller values of the time constant ratio, these values do not necessarily correspond to the optimal performance of the harvester. Finally, it is shown that asymmetries in the potential shape of bi-stable harvesters do not improve the mean power unless the symmetric potential function is designed away from its optimal parameters.


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Our German cousins asked us to cruise with them to Norway. We let them do all the planning and they chose Mein Schiff 2 sailing out of Kiel. We arrived 4 days early and stayed at the Nordic Astor hotel in Kiel. It's a nice clean hotel with a great buffet breakfast on the top floor with a wonderful view of Kiel.
Two days prior to our cruise, my wife who speaks fluent German called TUI Cruises to inquire about the Norway harbor pilots strike, and she called again the morning of our cruise. TUI told her not to be concerned because they would helicopter harbor pilots to our ship and we would definitely be visiting Norway.
There is only German spoken or written on the ship and so all announcements are made in German. The first night the captain tells us that when we wake up in the morning, if we see land we will be in Norway..we do see land probably 5 miles away and about 8am the captain says NO Norway, we are going to Scotland.
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I am sorry that TUI Cruises doesn't want none Germans on their ship, I'm even more sorry that RCL who has a 50% interest in TUI condones this.
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With each new year of Phoenix Fashion Week, so too begins our various competitions, including the Model of the Year Contest presented by Boots USA + Walgreens! Meant to support and nurture our local talent, this competition has achieved not only immense growth and range, but most importantly, numerous success stories for our models involved.
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For me, winning the model of the year title was the cherry on top to the entire PHXFW experience. Being selected as part of the Top 40, working alongside such talented designers, stylists, & models, & getting the opportunity to do what I love constantly over 3 months was such a thrill & pleasure! Piece of advice: You are the model. Not the designer or stylist. You are a hanger for the look they want to send down the runway or embody in a photo. Be okay with that & go with the flow. This entire experience is far more enjoyable if you have an open mind! I am a working model with the Agency Arizona. That was my first goal, & because of that being accomplished I am now able to pursue my larger goal of a modeling career in New York and Europe. Madison Farrell – 2013 Winner
My experience with PHXFW was an invaluable one. I found it as an opportunity to refine my modeling skills in all respects and I thrived in a competitive yet friendly environment. The advice I would give to all models in this competition is twofold, you must always stay open minded and critical of oneself in order to improve, and you must always remain infallibly confident in oneself in order to win. After PHXFW I find myself signed with an exceptional agency that is concerned about my personal & professional development in this wonderful industry. This experience has provided an abundance of opportunity for myself and I now view the world as my oyster. Good Luck, Denis Danicic – 2013 Winner
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PHXFW has been my most rewarding modeling experience to date. Not only was I able to be signed with one of the top agencies in AZ, I was also able to meet some lifelong friends along the way. This will truly be a time of bonding & growing from one another. So a word of advice, LISTEN to every word of critique that is given to you and ACT on it. The PHXFW team will not steer you wrong. I am currently still signed with the Agency Arizona and actively receiving work. Most of my work consists of local runway fashion shows, & I've also done a photo shoot for a national jewelry line, a fashion show in Las Vegas for Dilliards, and a music video for R&B singer Tyrese. Work hard, stay focused, but most importantly, ENJOY every moment fellow Top 40 Models!!! See you on the Runway!!! Stay beautiful, Alexis Hamilton – 2011 Winner


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This spring and summer, one team in the Shelby County Parks & Recreation's youth baseball system had its teammate's back, literally.
The Cardinals of the Parks & Rec's 8-year-old and under Instructional League showed their support for teammate Blake Hundley, who is battling brain cancer, by sporting the hashtag #TEAMBLAKE on the backs of their jerseys.
While Hundley took on the deadly disease, his teammates not only had Hundley on their backs, they also had him in their hearts and thoughts.
Jason Holland has already won two 8th Region basketball titles. He hopes to capture another next season.
"What I want to do is win the 8th Region," Holland, who guided the Oldham County boys to back-to-back regional championships in 2011-12, said after he was introduced as the new girls' basketball coach at Shelby County High School on Wednesday. "We want to get Shelby County back to where they're used to going, and that's winning the 8th."
The Shelbyville American Legion Post 37 baseball team ran its winning streak to nine in a row with victories on Tuesday and Wednesday. Post 37 topped Madison (Ind.) 8-2 Tuesday night, then downed Danville 13-3 Wednesday in a pair of games at Clear Creek Park to improve to 22-1 on the season.
Shelbyville 8, Madison (Ind.) 2 Four pitchers - Paul Miller, David Decker, Will McDonald and Lance Shelton - combined to limit Post 9 to eight hits while Buddy Johnson's five RBIs led Post 37 to victory.
The Shelby County 13-year-old Babe Ruth all-star baseball team won its opening game in the East Kentucky State Tournament on Tuesday night.
The Shelby County 10-year-old Cal Ripken all-star baseball team dropped its second game, after winning its first in lopsided fashion, in the East Kentucky State Tournament.
The Shelbyville American Legion Post 37 baseball team just keeps rolling. Post 37 won a trio of games over the weekend, bringing its current win streak to seven games. Shelbyville swept Paducah in a doubleheader – 3-2 and 10-1 – Saturday at the University of Kentucky, then flogged visiting Florence 15-0 in five innings Sunday at Clear Creek Park. "We had a good weekend," Shelbyville Manager Jim Wiley said. "It's hard to complain when you score that many runs."
Shelbyville 3, Paducah 2
Shelbyville professional golfer Brandon Brown missed the cut by two shots in the Web.com tour's Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. Brown, a regular on the NGA Pro Tour who earned an exemption into the Web.com event, carded a 3-under par 139 in the first two rounds of the tournament, which began Thursday and ended Sunday at Willow Creek Country Club in Sandy, Utah. Brown fired a 2-under-par 69 in Thursday's first round and followed that with a 1-over 70 in Friday's second round. His two rounds featured one eagle, seven birdies, 22 pars and six bogeys.
The Shelbyville PGA Junior League wrapped up its regular season this past weekend with a pair of events. On Friday at Weissinger Hills, Shelbyville Country Club defeated Weissinger Hills No. 2 8.5 flags to 3.5 while Weissinger No. 1 edged Clear Creek Golf Center 7-5 in the head-to-head matches. Then on Saturday at Shelbyville Country Club, the host team capped off its unbeaten regular season with a 7-5 victory over Weissinger Hills No. 1 while Clear Creek and Weissinger No. 2 tied at 4.5 apiece.


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At 6 p.m. on Friday, the National Review Online ran a story accusing Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren of plagiarism. At 7:05 p.m., the National Review pulled the piece and ran a correction.
By Saturday afternoon, the Warren campaign was using the false accusations in a fundraising email.
The original National Review post stated that Warren's book "All Your Worth" had two paragraphs that repeat almost word for word two paragraphs in a book "Getting on the Money Track" by Rob Black. Blogger Katrina Trinko reported that Warren's book was published in 2006 and Black's in 2005.
However, Warren's book was actually published in March 2005, while Black's was published that October. (The paperback version of Warren's book was published in 2006.) "As such, it appears that Getting on the Money Track (published in October 2005) plagiarized from All Your Worth, not the other way around," Trinko wrote in the correction.
In the hour that the story remained up, however, Republican operatives started flagging the story for reporters – something that the Boston Globe reported.
By Saturday, the Warren campaign had used the momentary blip to its advantage. Warren campaign manager Mindy Myers sent a fundraising email to supporters with the subject "Smearing Elizabeth Warren." "Anyone with an Amazon.com account could have discovered quickly that the charge was bogus," Myers wrote. "But that didn't stop Scott Brown's campaign, as the Boston Globe reported, from immediately forwarding the story to reporters, hoping to create a dust-up over tabloid fiction." Myers urged supporters to donate $5 to stop the attacks.
That is not the only plagiarism accusation that has come up during the Senate campaign. The conservative news site Breitbart.com on Friday questioned whether three recipes Warren submitted to a 1984 "Pow Wow Chow" cookbook edited by her cousin came from other sources. The Warren campaign has declined to comment on that accusation.
Warren's opponent, Republican Sen. Scott Brown was criticized in October after his website contained a portion of autobiography that was taken from Elizabeth Dole's website. Brown's staff said that was due to a technical error by a staffer.


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A Tibetan monk works on a mandala Tuesday afternoon in the lower level of the Reid Campus Center at Whitman College. Construction of the mandala, which is made of sand, started Monday and continues through Thursday, when the mandala will be dismantled. In addition to the mandala, a public lecture and film screening are planned at the college. For more information, go to ubne.ws/103acV5.
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